Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 777: Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - As introduced, allows a private postsecondary institution that is a candidate for accreditation by a regional accrediting association and that has its primary campus domiciled in this state to serve as an institution at which a student may be enrolled for purposes of receiving financial aid funded using net proceeds of the state lottery. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 9.

In committee Last action January 21, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee of Education Committee

Plain-language summary

HB 777 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - As introduced, allows a private postsecondary institution that is a candidate for accreditation by a regional accrediting association and that has its primary campus domiciled in this state to serve as an institution at which a student may be enrolled for purposes of receiving financial aid funded using net proceeds of the state lottery. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 9. Primary sponsor: Reeves. Most recent recorded action (January 21, 2026): Taken off notice for cal in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee of Education Committee.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Reeves.